Cigar-band perforating and crimping mechanism



Dec. 27, 1927. 1,653,642

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS X. MALOCSAY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATIONAL BANDING MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A COEPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CIGAR-BAND PERFORATING AND CRIMPING MECHANISM..

Application filed September 15, 1920. Serial No. 410,433.

This invention relates to a mechanism which may be in the nature of an attachment to be applied to cigar banding machines or may be used independently thereof. as desired, and the object of this invention is to provide a mechanism which will perforatc cigar bands, and produce by means of such perforation, a small projecting tab known as a tear-off tab by means of which the cigar band may be readily torn off or removed from a cigar.

A further object of this invention is to produce a means of crimping or bending one end of a cigar band so that when said band is fed to mechanism which folds it in position about a cigar, the crimped or bent end of the band will more readily follow the contour of the cigar and find its proper position thereon.

A further object of this invention is to provide the mechanism above described which can be attached to practically any form of cigar band applying machine and utilized on such machine without decreasing the speed thereof. v

With these objects and other objects which 'may hereinafter appear in view, I have devised the particular arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved band perforating and crimping mechanism.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the same on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. v

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the jaws or die members.

Figures is a plan view of one of the cigar hands after the same has been perforated and folded.

Figure 6 is a sectional view of thesame on the line 6-6 of Figure 5 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Throughout the various views of the drawings similar reference characters des ignate similar parts.- In the preferred em bodiment of my invention as disclosed in the accompanying drawing, 1 indicates one of the cigar bands to be perforated and crimped or bent. In the present forms of cigar banding machine, these bands are usually carried in a holder or stack from which they are removed successively by means of a reciprocating conveyor, a portion of which is indicated at 2. The conveyor. 2 is usually provided with suction passages terminating in openings as indicated at 3 which are usually situated at one end of the conveyor.

By means of suitable mechanism, suction is exerted through these passages andthe suction tends to hold one of these cigar bands on the conveyor. ried upon the conveyor face upward and at The band is usually car- 4: is indicated the gummed end of the band. 7

The conveyor is operated so that it pauses momentarily atthe perforating and crimping mechanism which acts upon the ungummed end 5 of the band while the gummed end now to be described.

The moistening mechanism is preferably in the form of a reciprocatingplunger 11, the upper end of which is provided with a 4; is moistened bymechanism moistened pad or strip of absorbent material 12. The plunger 11 moves upwardly and contacts with the gummed surface of the band at 4; to moisten the gum thereon. Above'the plunger 11 is provided an abutment 10 which is in the form of a block of rubber or likeresilient material. The abutment 10 is preferably carried in a'pair of clamping jaws 9 mounted upon a bracket 8 secured to the machine.

- While the moistening operation is taking place at the gummed end 4c of the band, the

'ungummed end 5 is being acted upon by the perforating and crimping mechanism now to be described.

At 13 is shown the upper aw of the crimping and perforating mechanism said jaw being provided with a downwardly projecting lug 24:. v v I At 14 is shown the lower jaw which has a pair of spaced-apart ears 15 having perforations 16through which passes a pin 17 to pivotally secure the jaw 14 to the lug 24 on the upper jaw 18. It will be seen that both the jawslfi and 14 are kept normally moistener, a hand crimper spaced-apart therefrom, and a conveyor, operating between said moistener and said crimper, adapted to engage a band and present the same simultaneously to said moistener and said crimper.

8. In a cigar banding machine, band moistening means, band crimping means spaced from said moistening means a distance sufficient to permit a fiat cigar band to extend with one end operatively positioned relative to said moistening means and the other end operatively positioned relative to said crimping means, and a conveyor operating between said moistening means and said crimping means adapted to engage the central portion of said band and present its ends simultaneously to said moistening and said crimping means.

9. In a cigar banding machine, a band moistener,v a band tab cutter spaced apart therefrom, and a conveyor operating between said moistener and said cutter adapted to present a band simultaneously to said moistener and said cutter.

the ends of said band to said moistening and said tab produclng means.

11. In a cigar handing machine, band inoistening means, band tab producing means spaced from said moistening means a distance sufiicient to permit a flat cigar band to extend with one end operatively positioned relative to said moisteni-ng means and the other end operatively positioned relative to said tab producing means, and a conveyor operating between said moistening means and said tab producing means to simultaneously present the ends of said band to said moistening means and said tab producing means.

I Signed at the city, county and State of New York this 2nd daycf September, 1920.

FRANCIS X. MALOCSAY. 

